Reminiscin'

Reminiscin' is an album by saxophonist Gigi Gryce recorded in 1960 for the Mercury label.[1][2]

Reminiscin'
Studio album by
Gigi Gryce Orch-Tette
Released1960
RecordedNovember 7, 9 & 10, 1960
New York City
GenreJazz
LabelMercury
MG 20628
Gigi Gryce chronology
The Rat Race Blues
(1960)		 Reminiscin'
(1960)		 Doin' the Gigi
(1957-61)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
DownBeat[4]

The contemporaneous DownBeat reviewer, Ira Gitler, concluded: "Gryce has achieved a balance between the blowing and arranged sections. The latter set off the former, investing the soloists' spots with greater interest and making the album a success".[4] AllMusic reviewer Ron Wynn awarded the album 3 stars stating: "This is alternately reflective, dashing, and sentimental."[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Gigi Gryce except as indicated

  1. "Blue Lights" – 3:25
  2. "Caravan" (Duke Ellington, Juan Tizol, Irving Mills) – 4:26
  3. "Reminiscing" – 4:01
  4. "Yesterdays" (Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach) – 4:46
  5. "Gee Blues Gee" (Randy Weston) – 3:22
  6. "A Night in Tunisia" (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) – 5:12
  7. "Dearly Beloved" (Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer) – 4:20
  8. "Take the "A" Train" (Billy Strayhorn) – 3:36
  • Recorded in New York City on November 7 (track 6), November 9 (tracks 1, 5 & 7) and November 10 (tracks 2–4 & 8), 1960

Personnel

References
  1. Gigi Gryce discography accessed July 25, 2014
  2. Gigi Gryce catalog accessed July 25, 2014
  3. Wynn, R. AllMusic Review accessed July 25, 2014
  4. Gitler, Ira (October 12, 1961). "Gigi Gryce: Reminiscin': Gigi Gryce Orch-tette". DownBeat. Vol. 28, no. 21. p. 29.
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